Yes, I got a fisheye

Samyang 8mm F3.5 is a really good, affordable fisheye lens for those who want to play a bit, see the world at a different perspective and not spend too much money at the same time. I’m not going to write a long review (you can find some online). Just some few subjective things what I do and don’t like.

First of all just click here to see detailed specification on dpreview.com

The good

• Great overall price to quality comparison. It costs just aprox. 230 euro (purchased in Poland) when Nikkor AF 10.5mm f/2.8 is around 700.
• Really nice contrast and colors
• Sharp at f/5.6 – f/16
• Great built quality
• Small in size and not too heavy (435g)
• Small vignette

The bad

• There’s no f/4.0, just f/3.5 and f/5.6
• It’s not possible to attach any filters
• Not too sharp at f/3.5 but really good at f/5.6 – f/16
• No autofocus (not such a big problem in fisheye type lenses but would be nice to have it)

Sample Samyang 8mm F3.5 photos

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